are you going to vote for -- >> we'll do dollar for dollar, whether $100 billion to increase the debt ceiling, $200 billion. take your pick, mr. president. >> thank you four a great two hours. "squawk on the street" begins right now. >>> congratulations to the alabama crimson tide, winners of the bcs college football championship for a second straight year. a third time in the last four years. what a run. it good morning, welcome to "squawk on the street." i'm melissa lee, live from the new york stock exchange. let's see how we're setting up on this tuesday morning. the futures look like we're tulg back here. t take a look at the picture. interesting economic data points out over there. eurozone hitting a record high. but a measure of consumer and business sentiment actually rose for the second straight month in the month of december. a road map this morning starts in china, where young brand said same-store sales are set to disappoint. is this a sign that a reacceleration of a timeless economy may not materialize after all. >> the ceo of sears is stepping down citing family health ma